Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events	1 (men)
Games
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
	Medalists;

Football 7-a-side was contested at the Summer Paralympics between 1984 and 2016. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, two events were held—one for men with wheelchairs and one for men standing. Every Summer Paralympics since then has consisted of only a standing men's team event; women have never competed.^[1]

Football 7-a-side was dropped from the 2020 Summer Paralympics; the IPC rejected a bid for it to be reinstated at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, citing insufficient development in the sport among women.^[2]

Men's wheelchair medalists

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1984	United States (USA)	Canada (CAN)	Great Britain (GBR)

Men's CP medalists

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1984	Belgium (BEL)	Ireland (IRL)	Great Britain (GBR)
1988	Netherlands (NED)	Belgium (BEL)	Ireland (IRL)
1992	Netherlands (NED)	Portugal (POR)	Ireland (IRL)
1996	Netherlands (NED)	Russia (RUS)	Spain (ESP)
2000	Russia (RUS)	Ukraine (UKR)	Brazil (BRA)
2004	Ukraine (UKR)	Brazil (BRA)	Russia (RUS)
2008	Ukraine (UKR)	Russia (RUS)	Iran (IRI)
2012	Russia (RUS)	Ukraine (UKR)	Iran (IRI)
2016	Ukraine (UKR)	Iran (IRI)	Brazil (BRA)

List of finals

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams	Ref.
1984 Details	New York	Belgium	1–0	Ireland	Great Britain	3–1	Portugal	6	^[3]
1988 Details	Seoul	Netherlands	¹	Belgium	Ireland	¹	South Korea	5	^[3]^[4]
1992 Details	Barcelona	Netherlands	3–2	Portugal	Ireland	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Great Britain	8	^[3]^[4]
1996 Details	Atlanta	Netherlands	1–0	Russia	Spain	2–1	Great Britain	8	^[3]^[4]
2000 Details	Sydney	Russia	3–2	Ukraine	Brazil	2–1	Portugal	8	^[3]
2004 Details	Athens	Ukraine	4–1	Brazil	Russia	5–0	Argentina	8	^[3]
2008 Details	Beijing	Ukraine	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Russia	Iran	4–0	Brazil	8	^[3]
2012 Details	London	Russia	1–0	Ukraine	Iran	5–0	Brazil	8	^[3]
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	Ukraine	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Iran	Brazil	3–1	Netherlands	8	^[3]

1 = The tournament was played in a group mode.

a.e.t.: after extra time
p: after penalty shoot-out

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ukraine (UKR)	3	2	0	5
2	Netherlands (NED)	3	0	0	3
3	Russia (RUS)	2	2	1	5
4	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	0	2
5	United States (USA)	1	0	0	1
6	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	2	3
	Iran (IRI)	0	1	2	3
	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	2	3
9	Canada (CAN)	0	1	0	1
9	Portugal (POR)	0	1	0	1
11	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	2	2
12	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		10	10	10	30

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part in that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation	1984 CP / Wheel	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Years
Argentina	-	-	-	X	X	4	-	6	6	5
Australia	-	X	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	2
Belgium	/ -		X	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Brazil	-	-	X	X			4	4		7
Canada	X /	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
China	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	1
Great Britain	/	-	4	-	-	-	7	7	5	5
Iran	-	-	-	-	-	5				4
Ireland	/ -			X	-	7	6	-	8	7
Netherlands	-				X	6	5	5	4	8
Portugal	4 / -	-		X	4	-	-	-	-	4
Russia	-	-	-						-	5
South Korea	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Spain	-	-	X		X	-	-	-	-	3
Ukraine	-	-	-	-						5
United States	X /	-	X	4	-	8	-	8	7	6